MTV.com News — 'It took a minute to be yourself,' she says of adding to the three-person panel.By Katie Byrne Kara DioGuardi Photo: Frederick M. Brown/ Getty Images Being the new kid is never easy, and "American Idol" rookie Kara DioGuardi will have mill... more info

Popeater — American Idol' fanatics are about to learn if they'll have a love or hate relationship with Kara DioGuardi, the pop songwriter who's about to shake up TV land as judge No. 4 on the nation's biggest show. more info

AOL Music — American Idol' fanatics are about to learn if they'll have a love or hate relationship with Kara DioGuardi, the pop songwriter who's about to shake up TV land as judge No. 4 on the nation's biggest show. more info

Associated Press — LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Public television president Paula Kerger says she's disheartened that the government has run out of money to help TV viewers buy converter boxes for the looming transition to digital conversion.... more info

CNN Showbiz — When "American Idol" returns to Fox on January 13, Kara DioGuardi will become a fourth judge to Randy, Paula, and Simon. It's a job that requires a distinct dearth of sweetness, and a certain amount of, for lack of a better term, Simon Cowell-ness. ... more info

Perez Hilton — Paula Abdul's apparently been working on a "secret" plan for a daytime talk show. Great idea, right? Just what we've all been clamoring for! We didn't know Paula could keep secrets, we thought that everything just falls out of her booze lips - albeit... more info

MTV.com News — Even Paula Abdul could put out an album this year!By Gil Kaufman Eminem Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage After another year that saw a serious decline in record sales, the music industry is, once again, hoping that 2009 will be the one that t... more info

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TMZ — Filed under: American Idol Josh Gracin, who went from "American Idol" loser to country star, now sadly has all those polite country trappings....i.e., he won't even trash Jessica Simpson, unless you read between the lines. And he wouldn't even call... more info

TMZ — Filed under: American Idol A bunch of crazy people were out in Hollywood last night -- Paula Abdul was there, but for a nice change, she wasn't one of 'em. See Also "American Idol" Reality Check... Permalink more info